Investigating Photos, DNA,
and Databases for Evidence
2nd Biannual All Day Conference
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Schaumburg, Illinois
*REGISTRATION OPENS JAN 2016*
Maureen Taylor
and Databases for Evidence
2nd Biannual All Day Conference
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Schaumburg, Illinois
*REGISTRATION OPENS JAN 2016*
Maureen Taylor
Maureen Taylor is a frequent
keynote speaker on photo identification, photograph preservation, and family
history at historical and genealogical societies, museums, conferences,
libraries, and other organizations across the U.S., London and Canada.
She’s the author of several books and hundreds of articles and her television
appearances include The View and The Today Show (where
she researched and presented a complete family tree for host Meredith
Vieira). She’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes
and Gardens, The Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, Germany’s top
newspaper Der Spiegel, American Spirit, and The New York Times.
Maureen was recently a spokesperson and photograph expert for MyHeritage.com,
an internationally known family history website and also writes guidebooks.
1. Solving the
Unsolvable: Genealogical Clues in 19th Century Photos
Never underestimate the power of a single photo to lead to
new discoveries. Pictures document births, deaths,
marriages and more.
2.
Photo Detecting 101: Photo
Identification Tips and Techniques
Learn ten easy steps to help identify
individuals in photographs such as researching photographers, dating costume
clues and comparing facial characteristics
3.
Right or Wrong: 6 Things You Need to Know About Picture Sharing Online
It seems easy. Upload, post and share. Yet
there are pitfalls of permissions, resolution, and re-use. This seminar takes
you through the steps of resolution rules, the dangers of right click copying,
the ethics and safety of picture sharing, popular photo sharing platforms, and
citing sources of your photos.
4.
Looking Beyond Google: Picture Research for Genealogists and History Buffs
Learn a few basic image search
techniques to add new photographs to your family album or locate images for blogs
and print publications.
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